Top Reasons to Go to Shikoku

Get Off The Concrete: Discover Shikoku's natural charms by rafting, hiking, walking, and swimming. Best of all, bicycle across the Seto Inland Sea on bridges to Honshu!

Get Your Hands Dirty: Try a martial art, make soba noodles, dye fabrics, and learn a two-step in time for the summer dances.

Get Down, Get Funky: Festivals mark every weekend between April and October leading up to the biggest in the nation—the summer dance festivals Yosakoi and Awa Odori.

Get Personal: You might be the first foreigner this old farmer has ever spoken with. He might make your day with a good photo, a great story, and some juicy, hand-picked mikans.

Get Real: You'll hear that Shikoku is "the real Japan," with its time-forgotten towns like Uchiko and Nishi-Iya, unique landmarks like Dogo Onsen and Kompira-san, and acres of rice.